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| Main Entry: |
parson
[pahr-suhn]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleric |
| Synonyms: | chaplain, churchman/woman, clergyman/woman, ecclesiastic, minister, padre, pastor, preacher, priest, rector, reverend, vicar |
| Main Entry: | father |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | priest |
| Synonyms: | abbé, clergyman, confessor, curé, ecclesiastic, minister, padre, parson, pastor, preacher, reverend |
| Main Entry: | minister |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person in charge of church |
| Synonyms: | abbot, archbishop, archdeacon, bishop, chaplain, clergy, clergyperson, cleric, clerical, clerk, confessor, curate, deacon, dean, diocesan, divine, ecclesiastic, lecturer, missionary, monk, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, pulpiteer, rector, reverend, shepherd, vicar |
| Notes: | a minister is commonly a person who leads the congregation of a Protestant church; pastor is another word for priest or minister and reverend is a generic prefix for a Christian leader |
| Main Entry: | pastor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who conducts church services |
| Synonyms: | cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, minister, parson, preacher, priest, rector, reverend, shepherd, vicar |
| Main Entry: | preacher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who gives religious instruction |
| Synonyms: | clergy, cleric, clerical, divine, ecclesiastic, evangelist, evangelizer, minister, missionary, parson, pulpiter, reverend, revivalist, sermonizer |
| Main Entry: | clergyman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | minister |
| Synonyms: | abbey, archbishop, bible thumper, bishop, blackcoat, cardinal, cassock, chaplain, churchman, cleric, clerk, curate, dean, devil dodger, divine, ecclesiast, ecclesiastic, evangelist, father, harp polisher, missionary, monsignor, padre, parson, pastor, pontiff, preacher, predicant, priest, primate, pulpitarian, pulpiteer, rabbi, rector, reverend, sermonizer, shepherd, sky pilot, sky scout, the rev, turn-around collar, vicar |
| Antonyms: | layman, layperson |
| Main Entry: | sky pilot |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | military chaplain |
| Synonyms: | Holy Joe, minister, parson, pastor, preacher, rector, reverend, servant of God |
| Main Entry: | ecclesiastic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | church person |
| Synonyms: | abbot, chaplain, cleric, divine, minister, parson, pastor, preacher, prelate, priest, reverend |
| Main Entry: | reverend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | clergyperson |
| Synonyms: | clergy, clergyman, clerical, divine, holy, minister, monsignor, parson, priest, sacred, venerable |
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